Flynn is in his 14th season as Edinboro’s head coach. The all-time winningest coach for the Fighting Scots, he is now 151-53-5.
Edinboro won seven matches against Eastern Michigan, including a pair with bonus points, to rally from a 6-0 deficit after 125 lbs. Torsten Gillespie gave Edinboro the lead for good at 10-6 with a 12-2 major decision over Corey Phillips at 149 lbs.
Johnny Greisheimer, one of four wrestlers to win twice on the day, followed with an 8-6 decision over Aaron Sulzer at 157 lbs. he recorded the winning takedown in the final ten seconds.
Edinboro ran off three straight wins at 174, 194 and 197 lbs. to pull away. Chris Hrunka won a 5-4 decision over Chris Eggert at 174 lbs. thanks to a 1:37 advantage in riding time. Chris Honeycutt, ranked second in the country at 184 lbs., followed with a methodical 19-4 technical fall over Khodor Hoballah. Shawn Fendone then won his eighth straight bout with an 8-2 decision over Nick Whitenburg.
The Fighting Scots found themselves in an unexpected 13-3 hole against Lock Haven, as the Bald Eagles won three of the first four matches. Eric Morrill picked up that lone win at 133 lbs. in one of the feature matches of the day. He edged John Trumbetti 5-3. Morrill led 2-1 after one period, then added a second period takedown with just four seconds remaining for the ultimate winning points and a 4-2 lead. Morrill added an escape with 30 seconds left in the match, with Trumbetti owning riding time. Morrill improved to 15-8 and is ranked 19th by Amateur Wrestling News.
After Lock Haven’s Matt Bonson improved to 17-2 with an 11-0 major decision over Kasey Davis, Owen Wilkinson (4-8) pulled off a huge upset with a 1-0 decision over Gillespie, who came in ranked 14th by Amateur Wrestling News and 17th by InterMat. The winning points were courtesy of riding time as Wilkinson rode out Gillespie in the second period. Gillespie is now 15-8.
Greisheimer needed overtime to defeat Seth Creasy 5-3 at 157 lbs. Trailing 3-2 entering the third period, he used an escape to send it into overtime, then scored the winning takedown with 13 seconds left in overtime. He is now 17-10.
Ethan Saylor pulled Edinboro to within 13-12 with a fall at 4:26 over Dylan Caprio, but Mike Khoury scored a 7-5 decision in sudden victory over Hrunka to boost Lock Haven’s lead to 16-12.
Edinboro pulled the match out thanks to a Honeycutt pin and Fendone winning by injury default. Honeycutt flattened Jacob Bachman at 4:39, and Fendone won when Travis Stem was unable to continue with 1:36 remaining in the second period after suffering an injury. Honeycutt is now 19-0, while Fendone has won nine in a row and is 19-9.
Ernest James ended the match with a 4-2 loss to Harry Turner at heavyweight. The Boro redshirt freshman looked ready to avenge a pair of earlier losses to Turner, but with a second left Turner scored the tying takedown to send it into overtime at 2-2. Moments later he added the wining takedown against a tired James.
Edibnboro returns to action next Friday, January 28 at Bloomsburg.
Edinboro 24, Eastern Michigan 12
125 Jared Germaine (EMU) fall over Bijan Banks (EU), 1:52
133 Eric Morrill (EU) dec. Filiberto Colon (EMU), 10-4
141 Kasey Davis (EU) dec. Mike LeHolm (EMU), 7-4
149 #17 Torsten Gillespie (EU) maj. dec. Corey Phillips (EMU), 12-1
157 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) dec. Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 8-6
165 Nick Hendrick (EMU) dec. Ethan Saylor (EU), 7-6
174 Chris Hrunka (EU) dec. Chris Eggert (EMU), 5-4
184 #2 Chris Honeycutt (EU) tech. fall Khodor Hoballah (EMU), 19-4 (7:00)
197 Shawn Fendone (EU) dec. Nick Whitenburg (EMU), 8-2
Hwt. David Wade (EMU) dec. Ernest James (EU), 4-0
Edinboro 24, Lock Haven 19
125 Nick Hyatt (LHU) fall over Bijan Banks (EU), 2:48
133 Eric Morrill (EU) dec. John Trumbetti (LHU), 5-3
141 Matt Bonson (LHU) maj. dec. Kasey Davis (EU), 11-0
149 Owen Wilkinson (LHU) dec. #17 Torsten Gillespie (EU), 1-0
157 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) dec. Seth Creasy (LHU), 5-3 ot
165 Ethan Saylor (EU) fall over Dylan Caprio (LHU), 4:26
174 Mike Khoury (LHU) dec. Chris Hrunka (EU), 7-5 sv
184 #2 Chris Honeycutt (EU) fall over Jacob Bachman (LHU), 4:39
197 Shawn Fendone (EU) inj. def. Travis Stem (LHU), 3:24
Hwt. Harry Turner (LHU) dec. Ernest James (EU), 4-2 ot
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